Tide turns for endometriosis sufferers as federal government announces National Action Plan

By Esther Han
Updated December 11 2017 - 11:20pm, first published 11:11pm

On her worst days, 22-year-old Tara Smith feels so much pain in her pelvic region that a hot wheat bag, painkillers, and the comforts of her own bed, aren't enough. She needs to go to a hospital emergency department to get morphine.

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